{"product_id":"9783030097714","title":"Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport: Journeys to the AFL and NRL","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport: Journeys to the AFL and NRL\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLight, Richard; Robert Evans, John\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book presents journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian athletes from their first touch of a\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e‘footy’ to the highest levels of Australian football and rugby league, conceptualized as a process\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eof learning. The authors challenge simplistic explanations of Indigenous success in Australian\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003efootball and rugby league, centered on the notion of the ‘natural athlete’. The book traces\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ethe development of Indigenous sporting expertise as a lifelong process of learning situated in\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003elocal culture and shaped by the challenges of transitioning into professional sport. Individually,\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ethe life stories told by the participants provide fascinating insights into experience, culture\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eand learning. Collectively, they provide deep understanding of the powerful influence that\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAboriginal culture exerted on the participants’ journeys to the top of their sports while locating\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eindividual experience and agency within larger economic, cultural and social considerations.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eStories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport\u003c\/i\u003e will be of interest to students and scholars\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eacross a range of disciplines including Indigenous studies, physical education, education, sport\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003emanagement and sociology\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2019-01-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030097714\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-66450-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 240\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47708812148876,"sku":"9783030097714","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030097714.jpg?v=1776783451","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030097714","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}